Sundance’s competition, where films like “Whiplash,” “The Birth of a Nation” and “Blackfish” were first seen, can be a little solemn. Not so with Mr. Jasper’s entry, a comedic drama about a New Jersey woman named Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$. She’s “a big girl with big dreams of rap superstardom,” according to Sundance materials. The Australian actress Danielle Macdonald plays the lead. Mr. Jasper has never directed a feature film before, but he is well-known on the music video circuit, having directed videos for acts like Florence and the Machine.

Fox Searchlight has set an April 8 limited release for Demolition, Jean-Marc Vallée’s romantic drama starring Jake Gyllenhall and Naomi Watts. The Southpaw actor stars as Davis, an investment banker trying to rebuild his life after his wife’s death. A complaint letter to a vending machine company leads to a series of emotional and increasingly personal missives that catch the eye of a customer service rep (Watts) with issues of her own.

Set in New York City in the 1960s, PUBLIC MORALS is a one-hour drama series that centers on New York City’s Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice threaten to get the better of them. Officer Terry Muldoon is determined to raise his sons to be honest and hardworking as he deals with the city’s dark underbelly, and his partner, Charlie Bullman, is the Division’s muscle. Created by series star Edward Burns, PUBLIC MORALS is inspired by his own life growing up in a family of cops in the Big Apple in the ’60s. PUBLIC MORALS premieres Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT on TNT.

Edward Burns writes, directs, executive produces and stars alongside Michael Rappaport and Elizabeth Masucci in this powerful police drama that will take viewers to the seedy, gritty streets and bright, seductive lights of 1960s New York. The series centers on Terry Muldoon (Burns), an officer of the Public Morals Division, which investigates vice crimes in the city. Many of Muldoon’s fellow cops in the division walk a thin line between morality and crime as vice-related temptations threaten to snare even the best of officers, including Muldoon’s partner, Charlie Bullman (Rapoport).

N.W.A. was totally right, “cops are the worst,” they said! Police are always breaking rules and acting corrupt, at least on television. And the trailer for TNT’s upcoming series Public Morals doesn’t show any of that changing. The 10-episode first season boasts an impressive cast, including creator Ed Burns, Michael Rapaport, Neal McDonough, Brian Dennehy, Katrina Bowden, and Timothy Hutton all wearing hats and fancy clothes. Burns plays Officer Terry Muldoon (who is Irish of course as Burns can’t help but get all Irish-y in everything he does), a cop in the Public Morals division of a 1960s NYPD department. But surprise! He isn’t exactly squeaky clean himself.

Set in New York City in the 1960s, PUBLIC MORALS is a one-hour drama series that centers on New York City’s Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice threaten to get the better of them. Officer Terry Muldoon is determined to raise his sons to be honest and hardworking as he deals with the city’s dark underbelly, and his partner, Charlie Bullman, is the Division’s muscle.

TNT has greenlit Public Morals, the highly buzzed-about police drama from writer, director, executive producer and star Edward Burns (Saving Private Ryan, The Brothers McMullen, TNT’s Mob City). Set in New York in the 1960s, Public Morals also stars Michael Rapaport (Justified, Prison Break) and Elizabeth Masucci (The Americans, Inside Amy Schumer). The series marks TNT’s latest collaboration with Amblin Television, and executive producers Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank, the team behind the network’s hit series Falling Skies. Also executive-producing is Aaron Lubin, who has produced several of Burns’ feature films.

]]>http://wassstevens.com/tnt-greenlights-drama-series-public-morals-ratings-tvbythenumbers-zap2it-com/feed/0Wass Stevens Boards TNT’s Ed Burns Pilot (Exclusive)http://wassstevens.com/wass-stevens-boards-tnts-ed-burns-pilot-exclusive/
http://wassstevens.com/wass-stevens-boards-tnts-ed-burns-pilot-exclusive/#respondMon, 16 Dec 2013 20:41:19 +0000http://wassstevens.com/?p=1356TNT’s Ed Burns pilot Public Morals is filling out its ranks. our editor recommends Ed Burns Drama Lands Pilot Order at TNT The Wrestler and House of Cards’ Wass Stevens has joined the cast of the period drama written by, starring and directed by Burns, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Set in New York City in 1967, the cop drama centers on the Public Morals Division, where cops walk the line between morality and criminality as the temptations that come from dealing with all kinds of vice can get the best of them. It centers on cop Terry Muldoon (Burns), who knows the line between the good guys and the bad guys is thin but is determined to raise his sons to be honest and hardworking. via Wass Stevens Boards TNT’s Ed Burns Pilot (Exclusive).
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http://wassstevens.com/netflix-castings-house-of-cards-hemlock-grove/#respondThu, 04 Jul 2013 16:14:58 +0000http://pixelexperiment.com/wass/?p=616Wass Stevens has joined the Netflix series House Of Cards in the recurring role of Paul Capra, who runs the shipyard workers’ association. David Fincher is directing the pilot and serves as executive producer of the political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and based on the BBC miniseries.

New York institution and actor Wass Stevens leaves clothing for last when we ask him about his style. It should come as no surprise; he has always steered his own course. Words, like machines, are handled with steely precision and his response is a road only he can pave. But first, the question is harnessed, then re-released in his own style: